Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-04

PICTuRE FRAMES are cheap at Clapp & Jors's.
Jacobss coffee takes the lead A sample Of it
will prove IT,
Dinner at ~ O'Clock Pc at Bliss's
Lunches from Sc up at BlsS.'s.
Lodging from pc up at Bliss's
Meals cooked to order at Bliss's
Table board, y meals, $500 per week az Rliss's
Call aud get sample Of tea ut Jacohs's tea
store.
Picture frames in great variety at A. f. Wilder's
shop open evenings from tos.
Buy Picture Frames Of Geddis
ARTISTIC PlcrtRE FRAMlNG at Clnpp & Joncs's
The place to buy your groceries is at jacobs,
tea store, under the sign of the big letter r.
BrntHebOrO.
Il. G. Hardie left for New York Monday
morning and will spend the rest Of the win
ter at work at his studio in that city.
Capt. and Mrs. f. W. Childs occupied
their new house on Wednesday.
The Main street book club held its nnu
al sale with Mrs f. A. Whitney, the presi
dent, on Monday evening last. The club
was handsomely entertained at supper bS
Mrs. Whitney, a pleasant social hour fol
lowed, and the sale Of books realized a
satisfactory sum.
In our notice of the life of Mr. Brooks,
printed at the time of his death, we men
toned the fact that he was strongly identi.
fed with the foundation and support Of tn
Unitarian church in San Francisco. and
that TO his hands was entrusted the final
message which convinced T. Starr King
that his path of duty lay henceforth ON the
Pacific coast On our first page to-day J,
printed an extract from a recent san Fran
cisco letter which has special interest in
this connection
The Express Republican of Mason City,
Iowa, of recent date mentions that Mr. II
c. Miller has gone from clerkship in the
First National bank Of that place to a ere.
sponsible position in AN Omaha bank The
item adds that Mr. Miller has been in the
employ of the First National bank for the
past three years or more aud has proven
himself Il thoroughly capable and trust
worthy accountant and AN agreeable gen
teman.n The reference il Ia Harry, son
of Mr. and Mrs ;. A. Miller, whom Brat
tleboro people remember rs II bright, prom
i,ing boy
The strike Of coal handlers has not aiicc,
ed the Brattleboru coal trade H. vet. our
dealers have good sized stocks ahead and
they do not anticipate any serious lack of
supply Beyond a necessary rise of - cent ,
on ton to cover increased cost of freight IS
they have not taken advantage of the sit
uation to advance prices, as has been done
by dealers in towns south Of here.
The musical and dramatic entertainment
of the Fortnightly club, which took place
at Crosby hall Wednesday evening. attract
ed fair audience despite the storm. The
musical part of the program included til"
trio. Break, break, break. 10y Mr. and
Mrs Geo. Pratt and Mrs. Drown, two or
three uuartets. and solo by Mrs. Drown
all of which. it goes without saying, were
/ finely rendered, though to some the 23l
] Psalm AS interpreted by Schubert and sung
by Mrs. Pratt, Mrs. Drown and Misses
b Cook and Gregg, was the browning effort OF
the evening. The band orchestra played
two selections, which were well received.
the cornet obligato by Mr.. Brigham and pi
colo obligato by Mr.. Clapp eliciting special
praise \ bright little play, -Four Blue
Plates. showed some spirited acting on H.,
part of Miss Annie Wyman and Mr.. II J..
Emerson. and the entertainment closed with
IA charade illustrating the name of IT,,
Fought night-lie Club Lawrence San.
derson filled the office of pianist on this o,'
casion with a skill which gave evidence OF
the possession of unusual ability in this d
TectlOn.
"A Great Help is the subject Of Rev. T.
W Whitney's lecture to young people neNt
Sunday evening.
The date of the annual officers school
which is Ia he held in Brattleboro. has moi
been fixed definitely but it will umdoubtedl,
be held the second week in March A de-
cision in regard to the new arms for IT,,
L "a 0
Estey gives the Estey Guard assurance thai
they shall have new rifles in readiness fui
the exhibition drill which they will give be-
fore the school, and to prepare for which
they are now diligently at work. Gov
Ormsbee and staff will he in Brattlebor,
during the session of the school At ,
meeting of the Guard held last evening
Sergt. James McNulty and Private d. l..
Whitney were honorably discharged with ;
vote Of thanks, McNulty having served
full term Of five years and Whitney beinl
about to leave for Orange, Mass, where Il,
has employment at his trade as IA machinist
The ladies auxiliary connected with Tia,
Y. NJ. c, A. has its regular meeting in tn,
association parlor next Monday at 3 p. NJ.
S. NJ. Ware has opened shop for repair
ing chairs etc, over c. H. Eddy q Co :
bottling works on Flat street
1t is one of Rev Isaac McAnn's car,lina
principles that when one knows Il thing tina
is really worth knowing he should tell it I,
others, and on Wednesday evening he CAV,
practical illustration Of the working o
this principle by telling the Chautauqua cir
Gle some of the interesting things his exten
sive studies in ethnography have taught hin
about the English people Starting out witt
the statement that the English people hav
no more claim to the name Anglo-SuNo
than IA pail of water containing a gill u
milk has to the name of milk, he DrOceede
to consideration of the four great race
from whose amalgamation came our Eng
lish ancestry-the Euskarans, Celts, leu
tons and NOrmans The characteristics q
each race were sketched in bold outline. an
interesting facts concerning them touche
upon, among the latter being one which III
set all the preconceived ideas of the audi
ence viz. that the Irish are not Celts. bu
EuskaIian- Danes. Altogether, the lectur
was rare intellectual feast the eniuymen
of which was limited only by the shnrtnes
of the time allotted to it.
There will be sOciabe and supper at IN
Universalist vestry next Thursday after
noon and evening
W. +. Richardson entertained all his en-
ployes at dinner to-day, making, with thei
wives, substantial and happy party of ,
or more,
DIR. Conland reached home last evenin
from his run to Florida
Thursday, Feb. II, is the date fixed f,
the repetition of the Dairymaids festival.
The Ruthians have acquired the reput,
ton of giving nice suppers and delightfl
entertainments, and the orange tea part
given last evening was no exception 10 III
rule. The decorations were very tastefl
l and effective, and the trim waters wit
their orange ribbons formed part of the Or,
yailing brightness. The cornet and ciar
net duet by Messrs Poore and Ditto wit
Mrs. j, A. Bardwell as accompanies, was el
Enthusiastically received, and the song by lit
2 Miss Leila Corinne Powell called out am 2,
core. A selection read by Miss Woodburl
2 recitation by Minnie Brasor, few hapu
+ remarks by Mr.. Parry and cornet solo /
Mr.. Ditto rounded out the evening IN Il
satisfaction Of all
VIM. Il. Patch, express messenger ON d
New London Northern road, walked fro
Millers Falls TO Brattleboro, 2l miles. Satu
day night after 10 o'clock, rather than wa
7 for his train, which it was Thought unsal
10 run over the new Millers river trestl
: After an exhausting all-nights tramp NJ
Patch reached home about 0o'clock Sunda
morning only to see his train pull up 10 Il
depot within few minutes after his arri,
al. 1t seems that the bI eakmg up of Il
: river at Millers Falls has caused an ice in
which has injured the trestle work, SO III,
passengers have TO be carried bv and no h
comotives cross. Sunday morning the e,
pertinent was tried of pushing the ca
across, a locomotive being sent from her
, to bring them up, and in this way the trai
I are now run with little interruption.